Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 894

The respondent’s filing of an incidental appeal or a cross-appeal. Its effect. The dispute adjudicated by the court of first instance is transferred in its entirety to the Court of Appeal within the limits of the relief sought in the principal appeal and the incidental appeal or cross-appeal. - The Court of Appeal may adjudicate the dispute before it in all its aspects, whether in favour of the principal appellant or the party filing the incidental appeal or cross-appeal. - 172 - Obligation - A ruling in the principal appeal increasing the compensation awarded entails a definitive ruling on entitlement to compensation and its amount. Its effect. Its being considered an implicit ruling in the incidental appeal even if the judgment did not address it in any discussion.